The Sierra Fund

The Sierra Fund is an organization that works with private and governmental organizations in the in the Sierra Nevada region of California to support the conservation of natural resources in the region. 1

At-A-Glance

Issue Areas: Environmental Policy
Location: Nevada City, CA View on map
Tax ID: 68-0485725
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $427,169 Revenue: $1,556,338 Expenses: $1,581,139

The Sierra Fund is an organization that works with private and governmental organizations in the in the Sierra Nevada region of California to support the conservation of natural resources in the region. 1

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $427,169 $1,556,338 $1,581,139 View
2023 $610,721 $1,534,171 $1,428,129 View
2022 $491,472 $790,823 $940,501 View
2021 $777,146 $1,012,456 $944,422 View
2020 $577,553 $1,122,679 $930,144 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 10

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Joan ClayburghOutgoing ED$122,793
Brian WallaceCEO$23,333

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $5,778,507
  • Number of Grants: 148
  • Number of Funders: 43

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$350,3422023 United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc.Carbon
$181,0112024 United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc.Carbon
$110,0002024 RESOURCES LEGACY FUNDLAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
$99,9352022 United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc.RESTORATION FUELS
$80,0002024 True North FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT/ MINING PROGRAM
$80,0002023 True North FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT MINING PROGRAM
$78,0002021 True North FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT/MINING PROGRAM
$75,0002021 San Francisco FoundationADVISED – TO BE DISBURSED AS FOLLOWS: FOR THE ENVIRONMENTALLY HEALTHY COMMUNITIES PROGRAM ($50,000) AND THE LEADERSHIP TRANSITION AND STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVE ($25,000).
$75,0002020 Clarence E Heller Charitable FoundationTO PROTECT CALIFORNIANS FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS USED IN MINING
$70,0002020 True North FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT/MINING PROGRAM
$69,9992022 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation IncHABITAT ENHANCEMENT
$55,0002022 RESOURCES LEGACY FUNDLAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
$50,0002025 First Nations Development InstituteECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
$50,0002024 Bella Vista FoundationRESILIENT SIERRA NEVADA WATERSHEDS
$50,0002023 Bella Vista FoundationRESILIENT SIERRA NEVADA WATERSHEDS
$50,0002022 Clarence E Heller Charitable FoundationFOR GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,0002022 Bella Vista FoundationRESILIENT SIERRA NEVADA WATERSHEDS
$45,0002021 Bella Vista FoundationFor the Headwater Mercury Source Reduction Program
$45,0002020 Bella Vista FoundationFor the Headwater Mercury Source Reduction Program
$40,0002023 RESOURCES LEGACY FUNDLAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRON. EQUITY AND JUSTICE.
$30,0002020 RESOURCES LEGACY FUNDLAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
$25,0002025 The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncTech Capacity Building
$25,0002025 The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncTech Capacity Building
$20,0002020 Rose Foundation for Communities and the EnvironmentEnvironmental Stewardship
$15,0002024 Firedoll FoundationCA Ecosystems support Sierra Nevada Region

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $59,429
  • Number of Grants: 8
  • Number of Recipients: 4

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$8,0002022 Community Environmental Advocates
$6,0002022 Green Corps Inc
$6,0002021 Green Corps Inc
$6,0002020 Green Corps Inc

References

1. About. The Sierra Fund. 2020. https://sierrafund.org/about/.